Best Annotated Games Collection
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Kasparov himself was working on Alekhine's "My best games " from ten !
@aidin299: Ha ha. Good question. Maybe I didn't make it very clear, but when I bought the book, I had not yet read any game collection book, and so, I did not know what was right for me. Nonetheless, I have to admit that the book is entertaining and although I don't understand as much as an expert or master might, I still pick up a few things just from reading the book and playing through the games. Obviously, I would probably derive more practical benefit from reading some of the other books mentioned in this thread, but I'm sure you'd agree with me when I say that reading an overly advanced book is better than reading nothing at all.
After doing some of my own research, I'd say that the following books are all very good choices for further reading (in no particular order):
Chess Master vs Chess Amateur by Max Euwe
The Most Instructive Chess Games Ever Played by Irving Chernev
Masters of the Chess Board by Richard Reti
How to be a Class A Player by Alex Dunne
Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking by Neil McDonald
Hi Pika ,
.....unfurtonately all the first 3 books in your list are in descriptive notation.
Sep 7, 2011
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MartinBrookes wrote:
Mrsuitcase, there are plenty of copies of Dunne's book on abebooks.com (and its UK analogue). I am intrigued why I have not heard this book recommended before.
Were... and it appears as if the cheapest two copies were scooped during my commute from work to home! :-) Oh well, I'm patient.
Be patient more......since if your rating is under 1800 USCF, then probably this book is not for you.
@aidin299: Oh. Was there a constraint regarding notation? I personally am fine with algebraic, English descriptive, and descriptive notation.
No , but many people especially young chess players have some difficulties with it.
You can get by without descriptive for sure, but you'll be missing out on 500 Master Games (Tartakover) at least.
One of those desert island books.
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If the recommended books in descriptive notation are so wonderful (which I am sure they are!), why haven't they been republished in algebraic?
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fburton wrote:
[cri de coeur mode on]
If the recommended books in descriptive notation are so wonderful (which I am sure they are!), why haven't they been republished in algebraic?
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So that old fogeys like me can talk about the good old days.
very thought provocating question ......by fburton. thanks my bro.....:-) I think it relates to Copy right rules and Author's right and ....etc. For example I have read somewhere that publishers firstly had a hard time to convince Chernev's wife to release the copy right of his husband for allowing to publish some of his works ! in another case residuals of the original publisher company's possessors ( which often has been eleminated so far ) may not allow the Re-print.
so , every time I open the Algebraic vertion of " logical chess move by move " I thank chernev's wife !
Sep 8, 2011
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Mr suitcase, I placed an order for one which has now been cancelled, presumably because someone got the copy before me. I, too, must be patient.
Any feedback ?!
Why has no one mentioned Sunil Weeramantry's Best Lessons of a Chess Coach??????
You just did!
It is a great and beautifully written book. Maybe more for intermediates.
The games contained in Kasparov's My Great Predecessors series gave excellent annotations from multiple sources.
I had listed Sunnil's book ( best lessons of a chess coach) in my first post. and yes , it's a great one. Honestly it is one of the best non-GM written books ever. very talky , an easy to read ....and it's main focus is on middle game , attacking and some openning lines explanations....even Patric wolf in his book repraises Sunnil's work as one of the best guides for Novices.
New York 1924 by Alekhine, Understanding chess move by move by Nunn, Most Instructive games ever played by Chernev are all great. Also good is Seirawans winning chess brilliancies. Alekhine's "On the road to the world championship" sounds great by what a lot of people have said (including Kasparov) but I don't have it.